#C96947#C96947
#C96947 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.131 H 39.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96947 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 105, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 64.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.05, 35.23, 36.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.05, 50.39, 45.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.58% 0.1007 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.58% 0.131 39.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2789, 22.9790, 8.8009) |
| Luminance | 0.2298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 0.89
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.14
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.99
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.31
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.05
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96947 #47A7C9
analogous
#C94766 #C96947 #C9AA47
triadic
#C96947 #47C969 #6947C9
tetradic
#C96947 #66C947 #47A7C9 #AA47C9
square
#C96947 #66C947 #47A7C9 #AA47C9
split-complementary
#C96947 #47C9AA #4766C9
monochromatic
#743722 #A34E30 #C96947 #D79076 #E5B6A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#C96947 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#C96947 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96947
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96947 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96947 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827744
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5761
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96947; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 105, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.131 39.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df957b',
500: '#c96947',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96947; $custom-light: #df957b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96947",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 105,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.692,
"s": 54.622,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62575,
"c": 0.13127,
"h": 39.9
},
"luminance": 0.22976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96947
secondary
#9AC3D2
accent
#B7DE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B